603. Gut Health Unlocked: Microbiome Maxxing + the Power of Bitters w/ Tina Anderson & Kiran Krishnan
The Life Stylist
Luke Storey
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2025
⏱️ 124 minutes
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Summary
It’s always a party when gut health power duo Tina Anderson and Kiran Krishnan from Just Thrive return to the show. In this episode, we explore how true wellness starts in the microbiome—and why fixing your gut could be the key to everything from mental health to metabolic resilience. Kiran breaks down the science behind the gut-brain connection, explaining how neurotransmitters, hormones, and even your stress response are impacted by what’s happening in your digestive tract.
We also tackle the biggest threats to your microbiome—from antibiotics to glyphosate—and why even “healthy” habits like hand sanitizer and over-cleaning might be backfiring. Plus, Tina and Kiran share practical, affordable lifestyle upgrades that don’t require fancy biohacking gadgets or pricey supplements. Whether it’s intermittent fasting, getting dirty in the garden, or walking with intention, these tips help build resilience from the inside out.
If you’ve ever wondered how your bacteria might be running the show—or want simple strategies to support your gut without breaking the bank—this one’s for you.
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MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
(00:00:00) Raising Awareness: The Real Win in the Health Revolution
(00:08:26) Free Health Hacks That Actually Work
(00:21:37) Gut-Brain Science: How Your Microbiome Impacts Anxiety, Stress, & Mood
(00:39:46) Why Most Probiotics Fail—and the Microbial Key to Brain Development
(00:51:55) Hidden Gut Killers: Antibiotics, Sanitizers, & the Truth About “Rotating” Probiotics
(01:10:28) Prebiotics, Butyrate, & Bitters: What Your Gut Actually Needs
(01:27:00) Reactivating Your Body’s Built-In Digestive Code
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| 0:00.0 | How do you think the Make America Healthy again agenda is gone so far? |
| 0:08.0 | At the time of this recording, it's been, I don't know, a couple months or something, right? |
| 0:12.0 | Yeah, I think the best part of it has been the awareness that it's caused in our society. |
| 0:18.0 | You know, people who weren't talking about health and wellness are now |
| 0:21.5 | talking about it and talking about the food that's out there. They're questioning ultra-processed |
| 0:26.6 | foods. So I think the awareness part has been a huge success. Yeah, and I have to agree with Tina, |
| 0:32.3 | I think the awareness part is probably the biggest win, right? So some of the ideas are long |
| 0:37.1 | legislating health, |
| 0:38.2 | meaning banning these things and banning certain additives and all that. It's a step in a |
| 0:42.9 | direction of increasing awareness, but what you're trying to do then is force people to make |
| 0:47.5 | the right choice, and that never really goes well. If they don't really understand why |
| 0:53.3 | they can't have red dye number 45 in their Cheerios or whatever, they'll just find another way. |
| 0:58.7 | And they'll, and food companies will find another way, right? |
| 1:00.9 | So you can ban the existing ingredients. |
| 1:02.5 | They'll just come up with new stuff. |
| 1:04.3 | And so I think ultimately it's the awareness and the knowledge that's so important. |
| 1:09.4 | And one thing that goes along with the awareness is that people are now and the knowledge that's so important. And one thing that goes along with the awareness |
| 1:12.3 | is that people are now seeking the knowledge more, which is why programs like this, for example, |
| 1:17.7 | become really important because people need to go somewhere to learn about what am I putting |
| 1:22.3 | in my body, what impact does that have, how is that relate to the things I'm feeling? Right? And then what are some of the |
| 1:28.6 | simple things I can do to modulate my experience and improve my health span? It can be very complicated |
| 1:36.1 | for people, right? Because you hear a lot. There's a million and one things you can do from the |
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